Politics of the New South

"Politics of the New South"

• What are some reasons refugees come to the United States?
• Some of the reasons refugees come to the US is because often there is war going on in their countries or there is great poverty in their country. So they come to America to find peace and even though there is poverty here in America for a lot of them, I'm guessing it is better here, in America, than it is in their country.

• What are the challenges and opportunities concerning the integration of refugees into a community?
• Some of the challenges of integration of refugees into a community is that some of the members of the community aren't really happy about it. One of the members expressed that he was a little angry because he could go to town and get a bunch of food but he couldn't find a ham sandwich or eggs and bacon breakfast. I guess he feels that they are taking over. Some of the members of the community feel that the refugees come here with a number of kids and no education so how are they going to contribute to the community? They feel that dumping the refugees in the community will bring great consequences and at one point they couldn't meet the needs and services of so many refugees.   

 References

Hinojosa, M. (2013). Politics of the New South. Retrieved from America by the Numbers: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/america-by-the-numbers/episodes/episode-105/